Biology Studies at Brown University

If you plan to study biology studies, take a look at what Brown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Brown Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Brown Biology Studies Rankings

The biological sciences major at Brown is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Biology Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #136 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Brown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biological sciences majors at Brown University.

Brown Biology Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biological sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical biological sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biological sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a bachelor's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	35
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	38
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Brown Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a biological sciences master's degree from Brown, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brown University with a master's in biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Biological Science Professors	170	$98,820
Life Scientists	100	$60,800
Natural Sciences Managers	70	$132,880
Biological Scientists	50	$89,210

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ad Meskens under License

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